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While the family of Akeem J. Johnson was saying goodbye at funeral services in a crowded North Linden church yesterday, detectives with the Franklin County sheriff’s office were closing in on a suspect in his killing.

Also charged last night was Derrick G. Robinson, 24, whose last known address was on the Far East Side. Robinson was charged with aggravated robbery, said Sheriff Zach Scott. Robinson remained at large late last night.

Battle, who was in the Franklin County jail last night, confessed to detectives that he shot Johnson, Scott said.

Johnson, 21, was found dead, shot in the chest, at the entrance to Green Lawn Cemetery on the South Side about 3 a.m. on June 24.

Detectives believe the shooting occurred because Johnson had been flirting with Battle’s girlfriend on Facebook. Scott gave this account of what happened:

When Johnson went to meet the girlfriend on Greenfield Drive on the South Side, he was confronted by Battle and Robinson, who robbed him of his wallet and cellphone.

There was a fight and Johnson started to run. Robinson fired shots in the air, but Battle chased Johnson and fired the shot that killed Johnson. Johnson collapsed in front of the gates of Green Lawn Cemetery.

Claiborne Johnson, Akeem Johnson’s father, said it is “good news” that there was an arrest in his son’s slaying. He said he didn’t know either of the men charged.

It was an overflow crowd at the Way of Holiness Apostolic Church on Weber Road for Akeem Johnson’s funeral yesterday afternoon, his father said. He said he will take his son’s body to his hometown of Hammond, La., to be buried.

Though he said his son’s death “makes no sense,” Mr. Johnson said he believes he is in “another place now and He’s with the Lord. He’s doing fine.”